To start, here is a list of the books that every young lawyer who wishes to focus on appellate practice should have.
- Eugene Gressman, et alia, Supreme Court Practice, 2007, Ninth Edition, 2009, BNA
- Mayer Brown, Federal Appellate Practice, 2008, BNA
- Bryan A. Garner, The Elements of Legal Style, Second Edition, 2002, Oxford University Press
- William Strunk and E.B. White, The Elements of Style, any edition, 1972, et seq., Macmillian
- Bryan A. Garner, The Winning Brief: 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and Appellate Courts, Second Edition, 2003, West
- Michael E. and Jane B. Tigar, Federal Appeals: Jurisdiction and Practice, Third Edition, 1999, West
- Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges, 2008, West
- David G. Knibb, Federal Court of Appeals Manual, Fourth Edition, 2000, West
- Girvan Peck, Writing Persuasive Briefs, 1984, Little, Brown
- Kenneth F. Ripple, Constitutional Litigation, 1984, Michie
- John G. Koeltl and John Kierman, editors, The Litigation Manual: Special Problems and Appeals, Third Edition, 1999, ABA
- Anne Marie Lofaso, editor, A Practitoner’s Guide to Appellate Advocacy, 2010, ABA
- Steven Wisotsky, Professional Judgment on Appeal: Bringing and Opposing Appeals, Second Edition, 2009, Carolina Academic Press
- Frederick Bernays Wiener, Effective Appellate Advocacy, Revised Edition, 2004 ABA
But there are two more books that deserve a more in-depth treatment. The first is: